Exclusive: Lori Loughlin Is 90210's New Cindy Walsh!
Lori Loughlin by Donato Sardella/WireImage.com
Hey, Carol Potter, it's time to pass the baton!
Sources confirm to me exclusively that
Lori Loughlin has been tapped to play "the mom role" on the CW's upcoming
90210 update. She joins a growing cast that includes
Runaway's Dustin Milligan and
Nip/Tuck's AnnaLynne McCord.
Assuming CW doesn't veer too far from Rob Thomas' original vision - his pilot script is currently undergoing a rewrite by
What About Brian's Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah - Loughlin, 43, will play Celia Mills, an ex-Olympic athlete who relocates to Beverly Hills with her husband (BH High's new principal) and two children. As first scooped by my frenemy at E!, Hilary Duff has been approached to play Loughlin's daughter, Annie.
This isn't Loughlin's first dalliance with an Aaron Spelling property. The former
Full House inhabitant starred in the Spelling-produced
Summerland, which lasted two seasons on the WB.
Thoughts on Loughlin as Cindy Walsh 2.0? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Thumbs in between? Sound off below!
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